Bankers' pay cap: should they earn the same as civil servants?

David Cameron's former policy guru Steve Hilton argues that capping bankers pay would be a 'powerful incentive'

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Bankers' pay has been brought back into the media spotlight after David Cameron's former director of strategy said banking executives should not be paid more than top civil servants.

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